A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
They appeared again in the upper gallery between the columns. I saw her head, draped in lace, carried proudly, with the white flower in her hair. I raised my eyes. All my being seemed to strive upwards in that glance. Had she turned her face my way just a little?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They appeared again in the upper gallery between the columns.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “All my being seemed to strive upwards in that glance.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “They appeared again in the upper gallery between the columns.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Had she turned her face my way just a little?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All my being seemed to strive upwards in that glance.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Had she turned her face my way just a little?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They appeared again in the upper gallery between the columns.
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From this reading All my being seemed to strive upwards in that glance.
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From this reading They appeared again in the upper gallery between the columns.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading All my being seemed to strive upwards in that glance.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading They appeared again in the upper gallery between the columns.
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From this reading I saw her head, draped in lace, carried proudly, with the white flower in her hair.
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From this reading They appeared again in the upper gallery between the columns.
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From this reading I saw her head, draped in lace, carried proudly, with the white flower in her hair.
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From this reading I raised my eyes.
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From this reading Had she turned her face my way just a little?
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From this reading I saw her head, draped in lace, carried proudly, with the white flower in her hair.
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From this reading They appeared again in the upper gallery between the columns.
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the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had she turned her face my way just a little?
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From this reading I saw her head, draped in lace, carried proudly, with the white flower in her hair.
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From this reading I saw her head, draped in lace, carried proudly, with the white flower in her hair.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I saw her head, draped in lace, carried proudly, with the white flower in her hair.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I saw her head, draped in lace, carried proudly, with the white flower in her hair.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They appeared again in the upper gallery between the columns.
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From this reading Had she turned her face my way just a little?
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From this reading I saw her head, draped in lace, carried proudly, with the white flower in her hair.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had she turned her face my way just a little?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I raised my eyes.
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From this reading I saw her head, draped in lace, carried proudly, with the white flower in her hair.
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From this reading I raised my eyes.
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From this reading I saw her head, draped in lace, carried proudly, with the white flower in her hair.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All my being seemed to strive upwards in that glance.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had she turned her face my way just a little?
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From this reading All my being seemed to strive upwards in that glance.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All my being seemed to strive upwards in that glance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They appeared again in the upper gallery between the columns.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They appeared again in the upper gallery between the columns.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All my being seemed to strive upwards in that glance.
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From this reading Had she turned her face my way just a little?
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From this reading They appeared again in the upper gallery between the columns.
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From this reading All my being seemed to strive upwards in that glance.
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From this reading Had she turned her face my way just a little?
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From this reading I saw her head, draped in lace, carried proudly, with the white flower in her hair.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I saw her head, draped in lace, carried proudly, with the white flower in her hair.
